Most Collected Set Of All Time

[LincolnVT]

I know that this may be widely debated and a moving target...Pre-war vs Post-war...what do you consider to be the most widely collected / loved / iconic set of all time? I'm thinking the following would be the top 3 in no specific order. Your thoughts?

T-206
33 Goudey
52 Topps

[Jcfowler6]

T206 is likely the top. Not sure about the other two. Trying to think of the hobby as a whole. I think most everyone would know the t206 set. That fact alone would help propel that to the top. For example- many non-vintage collectors just want one vintage card. They’d go to the t206 I would think more than not.

I think type could argue 1955 Topps set is highly collected. It’s iconic and is packed with stars and rookies.

For whatever reason I love the 1953 Color Bowman and feel there is a strong collecting group there. One of the best cards ever produced - the Pee Wee Reese is in the set. Mantle has a nice card.


Least -
1990 donruss
1991 Fleer


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[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Jcfowler6

T206 is likely the top. Not sure about the other two. Trying to think of the hobby as a whole. I think most everyone would know the t206 set. That fact alone would help propel that to the top. For example- many non-vintage collectors just want one vintage card. They’d go to the t206 I would think more than not.

I think type could argue 1955 Topps set is highly collected. It’s iconic and is packed with stars and rookies.

For whatever reason I love the 1953 Color Bowman and feel there is a strong collecting group there. One of the best cards ever produced - the Pee Wee Reese is in the set. Mantle has a nice card.


Least -
1990 donruss
1991 Fleer


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I would bet there is more 1990 Donruss sets in collections than the 3 you mentioned combined.

[Casey2296]

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[Jcfowler6]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

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[Jcfowler6]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I would bet there is more 1990 Donruss sets in collections than the 3 you mentioned combined.

Ben - you have a point. I think my bias for vintage tainted my selections. I know I bought a million packs of both of those sets back in the day.


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[seanofjapan]

Originally Posted by Jcfowler6

Least -
1990 donruss
1991 Fleer


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I think these would easily be among the most collected sets of all time. Probably a million people collected those sets back in the day, way more than T206s, etc.

I would personally lean towards either the major 1989 or 1990 sets as the most collected of all time. From 1991 on you had the beginning of the exponential growth of new sets coming out each year (Fleer Ultra, Stadium Club, etc etc) which probably divided collector interest more than pre-1990.

[Tere1071]

Originally Posted by Jcfowler6

For whatever reason I love the 1953 Color Bowman and feel there is a strong collecting group there. One of the best cards ever produced - the Pee Wee Reese is in the set. Mantle has a nice card.

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As a 1953 Bowman collector I'm biased that it's a gorgeous set overall, but it doesn't come up much in discussions and I don't see the cards being sold and traded here in comparison to its Topps counteparts from that era. I know there were lots more Topps printed that Bowmans and that may be a reason. It would be nice for those of us who have or are in the process of assembling a 1953 Bowman color set to swap information and what we've come across.

Phil aka Tere1071

[Jcfowler6]

Originally Posted by Tere1071

As a 1953 Bowman collector I'm biased that it's a gorgeous set overall, but it doesn't come up much in discussions and I don't see the cards being sold and traded here in comparison to its Topps counteparts from that era. I know there were lots more Topps printed that Bowmans and that may be a reason. It would be nice for those of us who have or are in the process of assembling a 1953 Bowman color set to swap information and what we've come across.

Phil aka Tere1071

I’m up for that. Have some doubles to trade for other years. I just finished the set when I picked up the Spahn.


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[riggs336]

I suggest it might be 1981 Fleer and Donruss. The busting of the Topps monopoly was big news within the hobby and lots of folks flocked to the new sets. Some of us bought cases to provide college funds for unborn children.

[MR RAREBACK]

1987 topps

[Bill77]

1989 Fleer gotta find that FF Billy Ripken.